Wick-lifter for torches.



L, o. MILLS. WICK LIFTER FOR TORCHES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 16, 1912.

Patented Feb. 18, 1913.

LOUIS C. MILLS, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

WICK-LIF'IER FOR TORCHES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 18,1913.

Application filed July 16, 1912. Serial No. 709,817.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, Louis C. MILLS, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles, State ofCalifornia, have invented a certain new and useful lVick-Lifter forTorches; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a torch provided with a wick lifting device,and it may be said to consist in the provision of the novel features andin the novel` and improved construction, arrangement and combination ofparts as `will be apparent from the description and claim which followhereinafter. Y

Objects of the invention are to provide a novel and improved device ofthe class specified which is simple in construction, economical tomanufacture and use, strong and durable, convenient and easy to manipulate, and effective in action.

Other objects and the advantages of the in vention will be apparent tothose skilled in the art from a consideration of the followingdescription of the preferred form of construction embodying theinvention, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which-Figure 1 is a partly broken and sectional side view of the deviceapplied to a torch; Fig. 2 is a front view of one of the lifting memberson the torch; Fig. 3 is a cross sectional View taken on the line 23MB ofFig. 1, and Fig. i is a perspective view of parts of the lifting memberin detached relation.

lhe tank 5 for containing oil or the like 6 may have screwed thereon asuitable hollow tting 7 having thereon the preferably upwardly taperingspout 8 through which the preferably cylindrical wick 9 passes from theinterior of the tank On the spout 8 are arranged one or more, preferablytwo, wick lifting members 4C. The spout 8 may be formed withsubstantially oppositely disposed outwardly pressed portions 'l0 to lprovide recesses 11 on the interior thereof.

In the recesses 11 are movably fitted plates 12 having thereon lugs orguides 13 which extend outwardly through slots or guido ways 14 in theoutwardly pressed portions 10. The guides 13 may have thereon splitextensions 15 for connecting with the guides 13 suitable springs 1G andfinger pieces 17.

As shown, the springs 16 may be bow-shaped' and arranged to have the endportions thereof bearing against the exterior' of the spout 8 and theymay be provided with substantially central openings 1S through which theextensions 15 may pass. r1`he finger' pieces 17 may be provided withopenings 19 through which the extensions 15 may be passed and the splitportions 20 and 21 of the extensions 15 may then be bent into engagement with the finger pieces 17 to secure them and the springs 1G inposition on the guides 18. One end portion 22 of the finger pieces 17may be suitably curved outwardly to facilitate manipulation of thedevice.

From the foregoing it will be understood that in use the wick 9 may beraised through the spout 8 by pressing inwardly with the fingers on thelifting members 4t to move the plates 12 into clamping engagement withthe wick E) whereupon the plates 12 may be moved upwardly to lift thewick 9. W hen the lifting members fl. are released by the lingers thesprings 1G act to move the plates- 12 back into the recesses 11 and theplates 12 may then be moved downwardly lin the recesses 11 by pressingdownwardly on the finger pieces 17.

lVhile one form of construction in which the invention may be embodiedhas been particularly illustrated and described, there are many changesand modifications thereof that will readily occur to those skilled inthe art, wherefore, the right is reserved to all such changes andmodifications as do not depart from the spirit and scope of theinvention as defined in the appended claim.

I claim:

A torch provided with an upwardly tapering spout formed withsubstantially oppositely disposed outwardly pressed portions to providerecesses in the interiorl thereof, plates movably fitted in the recessesand having thereon guides provided with split extensions and extendingoutwardly through guideways in the outwardly pressed portions,substantially bow-shaped springs arranged to ha ve the end portionsthereof bearing slidably against the exterior of the spout and providedwith substantially central openings through which the extensions pass,finger pieces having one end portion thereof curved outwardly andprovided with openings through which the extensions pass, twosubscribing vv'vitnesses at Los Angeles, the split portions of said'extensions being county of Los Angeles, State of California, bent intoengagement with the finger pieces this 9th day of July A. D. 1912.

to secure them and the springs in position g LOUIS C. MILLS. 5 on theguides, substantially as setforth. Witnesses:

In testimony whereof, I have signed my FRED A. MANSFIELD, naine to thisspecification in the presence of ALEX. H. LIDDERs.

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